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Five Journalists Leave for Further Parliamentary Training

At least five journalists will be leaving for Ghanatomorrow to receive training on Parliamentary Reporting at the Ghana Instituteof Journalism (GIJ). Alagie Jobe of the Daily Observer, Noah Badjie of GRTSRadio, Mama Gaye and Famara Fofana of GRTSTV and our own Abba Gibba were selected by the National Assembly to undergothis three-week-long training in Accra, Ghana. The training is sponsored byUNDP through its Capacity Development Project for the National Assembly.The spirit of the training, as...

Five Dead Bodies Recovered in Burumang Bridge Accident

At leastfive people have already been confirmed dead whiles two who managed to escapeare currently undergoing treatment at the Sulayman Junkung GeneralHospital in Bwiam, Western Region followinga tragic road accident at BurumangBridge in Kalagi. The bodies wererecovered Saturday morning.Theincident, which took place in the early hours of last Friday morning is said tohave happened when an 18 seater vehicle locally known as “Gele Gele” with registration number BJL 2680 B carrying...

Five Die in Kombo Coastal Road Accident

At least five people have been confirmed dead and several others wounded in a fatal car accident when a military truck collided with a 32-passenger ‘Gele Gele’ along the Kombo Coastal road yesterday. The victims, according to reports gathered, included one soldier Private Abba Sanyang and four civilians whose names could not be ascertained at the time of going to press. The incident is said to have happened around 10’o clock in the morning when the Gele Gele with registration number BJL 3809 A...

Five Years for Assailant

Five Years for Assailant One Adama Sallah of Gunjur village was recently convicted and sentenced by the Brikama Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate John Njie, to five years imprisonment with hard labour for assault. Mr Sallah was arraigned for the offence of assault and causing actual bodily harm contrary to section 288 of the criminal code cap 10 volume III laws of The Gambia. According to the particulars of the offence on 11 August 2008, at Gunjur village, the convict assaulted...

Five NDEA Detainees Jailed

No fever than five detainees were on Wednesday convicted and sentenced by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate Lamin George to six months imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody. The five convicts are Malafi Gitteh, Abdou kujabi, Alagie Drammeh, Sanna Saidy and Matchu Teah and they were arraigned charged with escaping from lawful custody contrary to section 108 of the criminal code cap 10 volume III, laws of The Gambia. According to the facts of the case, on 25th July...

Five Win GNL Jackpot

Five customers have been crowned winners of last weeks Gambia National Lottery jackpot. They were Gibril Joof, Manu Jollow, Pa Mulie Senghorr, Badou Corr and Tuman Badjie and they each presented with a cheque of D15,720. In a brief remark during the presentation  ceremony held last Friday at  the company’s head office in Banjul, Fabakary Jammeh, the company’s marketing manager, said as far as GNL is concern the sky is the limit for their customers. He said GNL is the only company that pays huge...

Opposition Sympathizers Freed

Three of the five sympathizers of the main opposition United Democratic Party, who were jointly charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief when they were informed by a Western Region-based lower court that they were free from the charges. Doudou Cassa Jaata, Maimuna Jobarteh and Natoma Conteh were among the opposition supporters that were rounded up shortly after the results were announced in the 2006 bye-election in Kombo East constituency. Some of...

National Youth Parliament on Strategic Planning

The National Youth Parliament (NYP) on Saturday, 3rd May 2008 began its first Strategic Planning process for the next five years. The process is being led by Mr Alieu Darboe, a Private Consultant and Senior Lecturer at the Management Development Institute with support from the Pro-Pag Advocacy Group. Speaking at the launching, which was attended by a cross section of youth parliamentarians, Hon Lamin F Bojang, Speaker of NYP described it as a process intended to direct the programs of the...

Gambia Imports Revitalise the Revolution

The Gambia is an oddly shaped vestige of colonialism. Wedged into Senegal, its narrow borders determined by the distance a 19th Century warship could fire its guns from the middle of the Gambia River. Alex Haley’s “Roots” put Gambia on the tourism trail. But the former British colony was completely off the international soccer map until qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2005 and the U-20 event last year. The Gambia is an unlikely place to have produced prospects for the MLS. But, thanks...